Annotation:Brags of Washington (The)
X:1 T:Brags of Washington, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:Frank Kidson had the tune in two different musician's manuscript N:collections in his possession, one dated 1791. However, he was not N:able to locate it in any printed collections. He suggested "it never N:reached a more exalted station than on a broadside." K:G D|GB Bd|cB AG|GB dg|d3B|cc AA|B2 GB|cA GF|G3:| |:e|dg ge|fd dd|dg ge|f2 dd|dg ge|fddB|cc ce|dc BA| GB Bd|cB AG|GB dg|d3B|c2 AA|BB GB|cA GF|G3:|
BRAGS OF WASHINGTON, THE. English, Air (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Musical researcher Frank Kidson, writing in around the turn of the 20th century, remarks that he found "Brags of Washington" in two anonymous musicians' manuscript collections in his possession, one dating to 1791. However, he was not able to trace the song to a printed volume or collection, and was forced to conclude, "
